The Carbonels
by YONGE, CHARLOTTE M
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
London, London, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: National Society's Depository. Hardback. Good. W. S. Stacey. Pictorial red cloth boards, decorated on front and spine in blue, red, black and gilt. 270 pp, plus 16 pp publisher's lists. Decorated endpapers. Contains five black and white plates, including frontispiece with tissue guard. Chapter headings decorated. Boards slightly worn and rubbed, very slightly grubby, some fading to spine; front hinge cracked, lacks ffep, half-title slightly browned, tissue guard becoming detached. A good tight copy. No date. Size: 7 x 5 Inches
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ripping Yarns (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10843
- Title
- The Carbonels
- Author
- YONGE, CHARLOTTE M
- Illustrator
- W. S. Stacey
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- National Society's Depository
- Place of Publication
- London
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Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...